Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-28
AMONG AeRIcuLTuRlsTs.

A HErFER that has been handled and
trained from her birth will become gentle
and tractable cow, and will give no trouble
| in milking.
If the young pigs become lousy attend to
| them at once; il will be easier to remove
the evil when they are young than when
they are grown. Four parts kerosene to
one part lard, thoroughly rubbed in, will be
found effective.
THE growing of early mutton lambs is an
! exceptional and necessarily suicidal in
| dustry. He who sells lambs cuts the throat
of his flock. A few years ago the English
discovered this fact and the Queen had to
be appealed TO, to set the example OF alb
staining from lamb mutton, in order to re-
build the wasted focks of the British Isles.
To REALIZE the largest profit it Is neces-
| sGry to secure tho largest amount Of gain
IN the stock from the smallest amount of
| feed from the farm OF course this must
| be done without too much increase of ex-
pense. This item must, of course, not be
overlooked, and is one strong reason why
we should secure all the gain possible
during the summer months, when grass
ought to be plenty and feeding economical.
GRUB in the head in sheep is caused by
tie stings of fiy, the gad fly of sheep, in
the nostrils. Here eggs arc deposited
which hatch into larvae. Those crawl
farther up and fasten to the lining mem
branes and when mature drop out and make
more Eics. To avoid the sting of these flies
sheep always stand huddled together in
summer with their heads under each other.
1t IS almost impossible to dislodge these
larvae. Some farmers keep the noses of
their sheep smeared with tar to prevent the
stings of the fly.
SIT is well known that the butter of Nor
mandy, France, is among the finest made in
Europe" says correspondent of a farm
journal ''The milk of the cows is also rich
in butter. The manner of feeding them, as
given by the farmers who make the best
butter for the Paris markets, feed their
cattle on hay given on the pastures with
bran, grains or mash. Ground oats or
maize are often given, but linseed or other
cakes are altogether tabooed. Roots, with
the exception of carrots, are looked upon
with the greatest adherence. For dairy
cattle in all parts of Normandy, bran of
wheat is held in high esteem"
WHEN convenient, horses should be fed
at short rather than at long intervals. This
is an obvious indication, for the small size
of the stomach precludes the horse from
rapidly ingesting a quantity of food suf-
ficient to serve for long period. This ap-
plies with even greater force to watering.
1t is very common practice to water
horses only three times a day, the water be-
ing given by some before meals, and by
others afterwards. Whatever Of these
plans is adopted, the system is bad; but it
is worse when the latter method is adopted.
For when horse, with his small stomach
already filed with food, ingests a large
quantity, a great portion of the food must
be washed on into the intestines before the
gastric juice has had time TO act on it.
IT will certainly pay US to give our pigs
extra care in order to secure the best health
and growth, thereby realizing better prices
for them at tho end of the season. In re-
gard to feeding: Feed shelled corn and
oats, three parts oats and one part corn, and
for slop, corn, oats, rye and bran, the
amount of the richer grain depending on
the amount of fat we wish TO make. If you
have litter that you wish to make extra
nice, give them plenty of sweet milk as
soon as they will commence drinking, being
careful TO not give them too much on the
start, for fear of securing them. At about
five weeks old, commence mixing in little
ground oats and rye in the milk When
there is considerable amount of slop to be
fed, and it is not convenient to mix it at the
feeding place, there should be slop barrel
on wheels.
THE most reasonable farmer will tell you
that the most sensible thing he ever did was
to keep plenty of good agricultural journals
before his children, thereby teaching them
to love God and earn their bread by the
sweat of their brows. He will also tell you
not to deprive your children Of their early
advantages, but to teach them that there is
no home this side Of Heaven better than the
dear old farm. Take them where you will,
through any county, and show them some
dear old friend that once was in those deep
ruts of Cobtown, and who by the help of
agricultural reading matter and q great
thirst for knowledge has quit his former as
sociates and been completely transformed.
Fake them to that fireside where they will
ind kind, amiable, genial and loving people,
discussing facts which they have just read
In some agricultural paper. In that house
hold, or around that fireside they will never
hear the song of hard times.